Anchor



H. D. DEAM.

ANCHOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAYIG, I9I9.

1 325,693. Patented Dec. 23, 1919.

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ANCHOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 23, 1919.

Application filed May 16, 1919. Serial No. 297,493.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY D. DEAMI, a citizen of the United States, residing at Benton Harbor, in the county of Berrien and State of Michigan, have invented certremely powerful anchorage for the purposes for which it is intended. In the various steps desirable to be taken in salvaging vessels under various conditions, I have found that a very powerful' anchor is of value, and also that the anchor must be arranged so that it can be readily manipulated; so that the position where it is to be anchored may be accurately determined; and so that it can be quickly and conveniently elevated when desired. A further object of the invention is to provide an anchor andconnecting means which can be taken apart readily and stored in a small space when not In use.

Of the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side .elevation of the anchor and connecting means which embody features of my invention, and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same.

The anchor comprises a massive sheet of steel or iron 10, which is curved somewhat as indicated, and fixed to the sheet, in any suitable manner, are plows or fiukes 11, which project a material distance below the lower edge of the anchor sheet. Although I have illustrated three of these flukes it is to be understood that as many may be used as is desirable for the particular purpose. Fixed near the upper edge of the sheet, in any suitable manner, is a bracket 12 to which is fastened in any detachable manner a powerful traction beam 13, and to the outer end of the beam is fixed means 14 for connecting a plurality of cables 15; the cables being adapted to connect the anchor with the ship or scow, or a number of ships, according to the requirements of the case. Other brackets 16 are fixed to the upper edge of the sheet by means of which guy beams or braces 17 prevent the traction beam 13 from having horizontal angular be movement with the anchor sheet; and other brackets 18 are fixed to the lower edge of the sheet by means of which guy beams 19 connect the sheet with the beam 13, so as to prevent vertical angular movement of the traction beam. The beams are connected to the sheet and to each other by means of pins which may be conveniently removed when the anchor is to be colllapsed and stored away.

By this arrangement it will be seen that when the anchoris resting on the ground and is pulled forward by means of the cables 15, the fiukes, and more or less of the lower edge of the sheet itself, will be forced into the ground; and by having the sheet sulficiently large, and a suflicient number of' flu'kes, an enormous anchorage may be provided for. In order to allow the lower edge of the sheet to be more easily forced into the ground the edge 20 is sharpened, and the lower ends of the flakes are also sharpened in a suitable manner, such as is indicated by the drawings.

In order to properly control the anchor both in lowering it and raising it, suitable connecting means, such as the eyes 21,are fixed to the upper edge of the sheet and to this cables 22 are connected, and the cables 22 are connected to theend of a cable 23 which passes upwardly to the scow or ship. By means of these cables the anchor may be lowered at the point desired, and it will reach the ground always in an upright position, so that the flukes will be ready to be forced into the ground whenever one of the cables 15 is pulled taut.

A suitable buoy 25 is fixed to the cable 23 in any suitable manner, so that when the anchor has been lowered the cable 23 will be supported at the surface of the water, and can be easily found when it is desired to elevate the anchor, and an additional cable 26 is connected to the cable 23, which can be passed up over the side of the ship when it is desired to elevate the anchor.

By this means it will be seen that an anchor has been provided for which is collapsible for storage purposes, but which will be very strong and rigid when set, and is so arranged that when lowered it will always land with the flukes downward. Also that it is so constructed that it will readily enter the ground when a strong pull is made on the traction beam. The anchor is particularly adapted to salvaging purposes, and

especially to anchoring barges when used for salvaging vessels in accordance With my various copending patent applications, parto prevent angular relative movement of said sheet and traction beam, a plurality of flukes fixed to said sheet and extending a material distance beyond one edge of said sheet, and an elevating cable fixed to the opposite edge of said sheet.

2. An anchor comprising a large sheet of heavy sheet metal, a traction beam connected to said sheet near the upper central portionthereof, guy beams connected to said sheet and to saidtraction beam to prevent angular relative movement of said sheet and traction beam, a lurality of flukes fixed to said sheet and extending a material distance beyond one edge of said sheet, and an elevating cable fixed t0 the opposite edge of said sheet, the edge of said sheet from which said flukes project being sharpened.

3. An anchor comprising a large sheet of heavy-sheet metal, a traction beam connected to said sheet near the central portion thereof, guy beams connected to said sheet and to Said traction beam to prevent angular relative movement of said sheet and traction beam, a plurality of flukes fixed to said sheet and extending amaterial distance beyond one edge of said sheet, and an e1evating cable fixed to the opposite edge of said sheet, and a buoy fixed to said cable.

l. An anchor comprising a sheet of metal, flukes fixed to said sheet, and projecting from one edge thereof, elevating cables connected to the opposite edge of said sheet, a beam connected to said sheet and fixed angularly therefrom, and a traction cable fixed to the outer end of said beam.

5. An anchor comprising a large sheet of heavy sheet metal, a'traction beam connected angularly to said sheet, guy beams connected to said sheet and to said traction beam to prevent angular relative movement of said sheet and traction beam, a plurality of flukes fixed to said sheet and extending a material distance beyond one edge of said sheet, and an elevating cable fixed to the opposite edge of said sheet, all of said beams being detachably connected to said sheet and to each other.

6. An anchor comprising a sheet of metal, flukes fixed to and projecting from one edge of said sheet, an elevating cable connected to said sheet, a beam connected to said sheet and projectin angularly therefrom, and a tractor cable xed to the outer end of said beam.

7. An anchor comprising a sheet of metal, a tractor beam detachably connected to the central portion of one side of said sheet and projecting angularly therefrom, guy beams detachably connected to said sheet and to said tractor beam to prevent angular relative movement thereof, and a plurality of flukes fixed to said sheet and extending a material distance beyond one edge thereof.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand.

' HENRY D. DEAM. 

